{"id":301455,"date":"2025-10-14T19:42:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T09:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=66632"},"modified":"2025-10-14T19:42:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T09:42:11","slug":"german-trade-union-calls-for-resignation-of-db-cargo-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=301455","title":{"rendered":"German trade union calls for resignation of DB Cargo CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The German rail and transport trade union EVG is calling for the resignation of DB Cargo CEO Sigrid Nikutta. EVG believes that Nikutta is leading the rail freight operator \u201cinto the abyss.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\n<span id=\"more-66632\"><\/span>EVG has turned directly to the new CEO of Deutsche Bahn, Evelyn Palla, and Supervisory Board Chairman Werner Gatzer with an appeal to remove Nikutta from her position. \u201cNikutta&#8217;s track record is devastating \u2013 over 3,1 billion euros in losses since she took office speak for themselves\u201d, wrote EVG Vice President and Deputy Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board Cosima Ingenschay.<\/p>\n<p>The trade union is highly critical of the path that DB Cargo has taken by selling off assets, laying off personnel and outsourcing services. \u201cThe consequences are dramatic: declining quality, poor punctuality, and growing uncertainty. [DB] Cargo urgently needs a strategy for business development, not for business execution\u201d, EVG says.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"readmore\">\n<div class=\"readmore-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/business\/2025\/08\/26\/db-cargo-plans-to-significantly-reduce-workshop-activity-across-germany\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DB278843-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"readmore-thumbnail\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"readmore-info\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/business\/2025\/08\/26\/db-cargo-plans-to-significantly-reduce-workshop-activity-across-germany\/\" class=\"readmore-title\">DB Cargo plans to significantly reduce workshop activity across Germany<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>European Commission on the heels of DB Cargo<\/h2>\n<p>DB Cargo is currently trying to make ends meet &#8211; it is on a strict deadline to become profitable by the end of 2026. Otherwise, it might face further steps taken by the European Commission, which sees the level of state aid to DB Cargo as disproportionate. Such a fate befell French freight operator Fret SNCF.<\/p>\n<p>For that reason, DB Cargo is trying to rid itself of unprofitable business segments and is scaling down operations: \u201cInstead of growth, there has been regression; instead of improvements, chaos; instead of a strategy for the future, a policy of shrinking and fragmentation\u201d, EVG characterises developments at DB Cargo.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"readmore\">\n<div class=\"readmore-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/specials\/2025\/07\/31\/if-db-cargo-cant-make-a-go-of-single-wagonload-who-can\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Alexandre-Gallo-e1753964921656-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"readmore-thumbnail\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"readmore-info\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/specials\/2025\/07\/31\/if-db-cargo-cant-make-a-go-of-single-wagonload-who-can\/\" class=\"readmore-title\">If DB Cargo can\u2019t make a go of single wagonload, who can?<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<h2>A fresh start<\/h2>\n<p>The trade union worries that the failures of DB Cargo could impact the broader German economy, seeing the rail operator as its \u201cbackbone\u201d. Rather than strengthening the rail system, EVG believes that Nikutta is \u201closing herself in self-promotion and social media appearances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The union draws a clear conclusion: DB Cargo needs a fresh start, both in terms of personnel and strategy. \u201cWe take responsibility \u2013 for the employees, for the company, and for the future of rail freight transport in Germany. There can only be a future for DB Cargo if Ms. Nikutta no longer has a future there.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The German rail and transport trade union EVG is calling for the resignation of DB Cargo CEO Sigrid Nikutta. 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